War veterans of Vietnam and Cambodia will tighten their cooperation in a myriad of fields under a friendship and cooperation agreement signed between the two countries’ war veterans associations in Phnom Penh on March 2.

The ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) opened in HCM City on March 2 with Pham Quang Vinh, Assistant to the Vietnamese Foreign Minister, in the chair.

Vietnam is consistent with its policy to promote human rights through dialogue and cooperation, said a Vietnamese diplomat at the 13th UN Human Rights Council (HRC) session in Geneva, Switzerland, on March 2.

Vietnam wants to promote friendship and comprehensive cooperation with Indonesian localities, including Bali, National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong told Bali Governor Made Mangku on March 2.

Vietnam wants to strengthen cooperation with the European Union (EU), said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung

Delegations from more than 80 countries attended the annual session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) which opened its annual session in Geneva, Switzerland, on March 1.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung chaired the Government’s regular February meeting in Hanoi on March 2.

Vietnam and China should coordinate closely in friendship activities to further promote their comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership in line with their shared motto and guidelines, Vietnam’s party chief said.

Vietnamese lawyers have fulfilled tasks assigned by the Party and the State, helping uphold the law and protect the legitimate rights and interests of the State and people.

Vietnam and Laos have agreed on measures to accelerate the implementation of the border marker planting project in 2010.

The legislative bodies of Vietnam and Indonesia will increase visit exchanges and cooperation to strengthen friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the two counties.

The central highland province of Dak Lak should tap into its potential and advantages to promote socio-economic development, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung during his working visit to Dak Lak on March 1.

Vietnam’s newly-appointed ambassador to the Czech Republic, Do Xuan Dong, on February 24 presented his credentials to the country’s President Vaclav Klaus.

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong arrived in Jakarta on February 28, beginning an official visit to Indonesia at the invitation of Speaker of the House of Representatives Marzuki Alie.

Tan Rai and Nhan Co Aluminum Plants will be the initial step for Vietnam to build and develop a big, long lasting and sustainable industry, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has said.

Vietnam’s Minister of Industry and Trade, Vu Huy Hoang, presided over the 16th unofficial meeting of the ASEAN economic ministers in Putrajay, Malaysia in February 27-28.

On February 28, State President Nguyen Minh Triet sent a message of sympathy to Chilean President Michelle Bachelet Jeria for the earthquake which caused great human and property losses on February 27.

Vietnam and India have established a strategic partnership and are implementing measures to boost the traditional ties of friendship and co-operation in many fields.

Sports, Culture and Tourism week 2010 opened in Tran Dynasty Temple relic area in Hung Ha district of the northern province of Thai Binh on February 27 in the presence of State President Nguyen Minh Triet and National Assembly Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu.

The southern Indian State of Karnataka is wiling to boost cooperation with Vietnam in any areas of its strength, including cosmology, high technology and infrastructure construction, says Governor Hans Bhardwaj.

Specialists from ASEAN and Japan, the Republic of Korea and China (ASEAN+3) gathered in Hanoi on February 27 to discuss financial cooperation programmes to be submitted to the upcoming ASEAN Financial Minister conferences.

HCM City will host a joint preliminary meeting (JPM) and related meetings from March 1-3 in preparation for the 16th ASEAN summit to be held in Hanoi in April.

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong flew to Bangalore city, Karnataka State, on February 26, continuing his official visit to India.

On February 26, Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Nguyen Phu Binh and his delegation paid lunar New Year visits to Radio Voice of Vietnam (VOV) bureau, the Vietnam Airlines office and representative office of the Hanoi municipal People’s Committee in Tokyo, Japan.

US war veterans have expressed their good impressions of Vietnam’s land and people, particularly the Vietnamese people’s spirit of reconciliation, according to a US-based Vietnam News Agency (VNA) correspondent.

Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Uong Chu Luu on February 26 received Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) officials who have been in Vietnam to examine development aid projects.

The National Assemblies of Vietnam and Cambodia will soon kick-start a project to install network equipment for information processing and Intranet access at all agencies of the Cambodia National Assembly.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan met online with two high-tech parks on February 26, listening to their proposals, which are aimed at removing obstacles to their growth.

New Zealand has pledged to give Vietnam technical support in the fields of agriculture and rural development, natural resources and environments.

Vietnam has now established diplomatic ties with 177 different countries and 244 economic and trade organisations around the world. This has helped Vietnam maintain socio-political stability and improve people’s living standards.